Packing for safety-razor blades



1930-. D. c. WILLIAMS 1,782,797

PACKING FOR SAFETY RAZOR BLADES Filed June 13, 1 928- 17 I 16 27 15 I? 323 14 e7 e9 Z3 4 w z a -21 a"; my 18 (means 9 l 4| 3/9\@oo)z: m'e 9:1

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Patented Nov. 25,1930

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DAVID C. WILLIAMS, 0F MEDFIELD,MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIG-NOR TO HENRY F. HURL- BURT, JR., OF WELLESLEY,MASSACHUSETTS PACKING FOR SAFETY-RAZOR BLADES Application filed June 13,

My present invention has for its object a new and improved packing forholding safety razor blades in position. for shipment and use and animproved method of withdrawing blades from the package one by one asneeded. Heretofore it has been customary to wrap each razor blade in apiece of parchment or oiled paper which is folded about the blade or'toplace each blade in a Wrapper which is essentially a small envelope.Thereafter the wrappers containing the individual blades are placedwithin small cartons holding a given number, usually 5, in which theyare sold to the customer. To use the blades it is necessary to removeone blade and its wrapping from the carton, then open the envelope orwrapping and take out the blade. This requires considerable manipulationand occupies an appreciable amount of time frequently at a time when theuser is in a hurry. There is also danger of cutting the mg my inventionthe first fingers in removing the blade from its wrapping. The so-calledmagazine type'of razor is one attempt to overcome the objections.

y present invention has for its object a new and improved form ofwrapping, packing and withdrawing each bladefrom the carton which makesone blade instantly available without undoing any wrapping or en velopeand without removing other blades from the carton. When in place in thepackage, the blades are held securely against injury particularlyanything coming in contact with the edges of the blades. Furthermorethere is no danger that the user will cut his fingers in removing theblades from the package, and danger of anything touching the edge of theblade is reduced to a minimum.

The invention will be fully understood from the following descriptionwhen taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and the novelfeatures thereof will be pointed out and clearly defined in the claimsat the close of this specification.

Referring to the drawings, Fig. 1 is a plan view of a packingembodyblade having been in withdrawn.

1928. Serial No. 285,041.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the packing shown in Fig. 1.

a package v1.2. The carton 11 is provided with a curved slot at one end(Fig. 6) and the other end is closed or sealed. The packing strip 12(see Fig. 5) comprises alternate blade-receiving sections 13, 14, 15, 16and 17 and tab sections 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22. There is also a tab 26formed at the leading end of the strip formed from one half of a tabsection. The tab sections are preferably narrowed in the middle and maybe perforated, creased or otherwise weakened between their ends so thatthey can be easily severed at this point. There is a distinct advantagein reducing the width of the tabs 18 and 19 so that the ends of theadjacent tabs converge toward the weakened line 28. By so reducin thewidth of the tabs it is a simple matter or the user to sever the tabs toremove a blade and its supporting section and attached tabs from thestrip remaining in the container, whereas if the tabs were all the samewidth as the,

blade receiving and supporting sections 13, etc., it would be morediflicult to separate them, taking into consideration the fact that.often the users hands are wet or soapy and tion is slightly wider thanthe blade to be packedso that the edge of the paper will projectslightly beyond the edge of the blade or both edges, if it is a doubleedge blade and protect the blade from contact with the walls of thecarton. This is clearly seen in Figs. 1 and 3 where the blade isdesignated 23. For use in my improved packingeach blade is provided withone or more holes 2a to receive ears which are cut out and struck upfrom the blade-receiving section of the packing strip being located insuch a position as to pass through the holes n the blade and fold overthe adjacent par!) of the blades and thus position the blade properlywith relation to the edges of the packing strip. Very little strength isrequired to hold the blades in place since it is only necessary that theears 25 prevent sidewise movement of the blade in the package. While theprincipal function of the ears is to hold the blade in place againstmovement laterally, nevertheless it will be understood that they alsoassist in removing the blade when a tab is pulled outwardly from thecoutainer. The ears readily accomplish this as when the blades andblade-receiving sections of the packing strip are folded and therebysuperposed upon each other the blade cannot escape from the stripwithout cutting the ears. This holds the blades securely in place andprevents any movement of the blade in the carton. Each tab is numberedto indicate the number of blades withdrawn from the package, and to alsoapprise the user of the exact number of blades remaining in the package.This is important since the pack age is normally a closed one. In use,the blades are drawn out through the slot in the container and it is notintended, nor is it necessary, to open the package.

The several blades are superposed in their proper position upon theblade-receiving sections of the packing strip and are formed into abundle as shown in Fig. 4 by folding the tab sections of the packingstrip upon each other between the blade-receiving sections. The tab 26on the leading end of the strip is allowed to project slightly from thepackage and is then folded over the end. of the package so that itis inposition to be seized by the user.

After opening the package the user seizes the tab 26 and pulling out thefirst part of the packing strip and with it the first blade, the bladebeing held in place partly by the small ears 25, 25 and partly if sodesigned because its rear edge rests against the fold 27 in the packingstrip. The user then severs the packing strip along the weakened line-28 thus forming a new tab 0 (this being the one numbered 2 on thepacking strip) in position to be seized to enable the user to withdrawthe second blade when required. It will be seen that there is always aprotrudmg tab in position to be seized by the user to withdraw the nextblade and that the tab shows the number of blades withdrawn from thepacking.

I find in practice that the packing makes it possible to withdraw theblades almost instantly from the package and to eliminate the waste oftime heretofore required. There is also no necessity for taking thebundle of blades out and then returning to the carton all except the onewhich is used. It is practically impossible for the user to cut hisfingers in withdrawing the blades and the blades not in use are fullyprotected. The expense of packing is also materially reduced.

What I claim is 1. A packing for safety razor blades, comprising a stripof paper folded transversely of its length to form alternate bladereceiving sections and tab sections of equal length, said tab sectionsbeing of reduced width to facilitate detaching a blade and its receivingsection from the remainder of the strip and certain of said tabs beingnumbered consecutively whereby the user is apprised of the number ofblades remaining in the packing, blades carried by said strip andsupported by said blade receiving sections longitudinally of said stripwith the edges thereof adjacent the edges of the strip, said bladereceiving section having a width in excess of the width of the blade toprotect the edges thereof and the hands of the user after removal fromthe remainder of the strip and a length substantially equal to thelength of the blade, and means for detachably securing a blade to saidblade receiving section.

2. A package for safety razor blades, comprising a closed containerhaving a slot in one end thereof, a strip of paper folded transverselyof its length to form alternate blade receiving sections and tabsections of equal length positioned within the container, said tabsections being of reduced width to facilitate detaching a blade and itsreceiving and supporting section from the strip remaining in thecontainer and certain of said tabs being numbered consecutively wherebythe user is apprised of the number of blades remaining in' the package,blades carried by said strips and supported by said blade receivingsections longitudinally of said strip with the edges thereof adjacentthe edges of the strip,

- said blade receiving section having a width in excess of the width ofthe blade to protect the edges thereof and the hands of the user afterremoval from the remainder of the strip and a length substantially equalto the length of the blade, means for detachably securing a blade tosaid blade receiving sections, and a tab protruding through said slot tofacilitate withdrawal of said strip and supported blades as desired.

n testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

DAVID C. WILLIAMS.

